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A little bit about me and my world...

Hi, my name is Kelly. I'm a mother, daughter, sister, friend, artist, goof ball, just trying to live a happy life and leave a little love in the world before I go.
I grew up in So. California. I was always drawing or painting or creating something when I was a kid. Making art has always brought me peace. I think I would go crazy if I didn't keep creating! I'm officially an empty nester now, so I decided it was time to take my art out into the world! Yikes! I'm very excited to see what my future holds! We'll see!
To check out my portfolio, please go to my website www.kellylish.com.
My art is mainly paintings with acrylics, but sometimes I'll add in... ink, pastels, collage and wax.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by my blog...I hope you enjoyed your visit !
I'm wishing you happiness and peace, right here from my home sweet home in Studio City, CA.
Love, Kelly

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Friday, December 31, 2010

I've decided that my word for 2011 is BELIEVING. This year I will be believing in myself. I will be believing in my dreams and making them come true! I will be believing in all the possibilities and making them happen! This year I will be believing BIG!!!! Look out 2011 :) I'm so excited!!!!!

Wishing you all a most wonderful New Year! A year full of Peace and Love and Wishes coming true!
Love,
Kelly xo

Saturday, December 25, 2010

What a great Christmas eve and Christmas this has been. I would be so happy just to be with my husband and kids like we have done these past two days. I don't need presents or fancy things.

This year has been a huge turning point in my life. I've learned so much about myself and what I really want. I've come out of a confusing fog, to find that I really only want the simplest of things, and those are the things that I already have in my life. Quality time with my kids, new adventures with my husband, creating art and spreading kindness, and loving my little dog Cooper, these are the things that make me happy. These are the things in my life that I adore.

I'm feeling so very blessed right at this moment. I'm feeling blessed with clarity for what is important to me. I'm feeling blessed with love and true friendships that help me to see the light. I'm feeling blessed with incredible, caring,smart, and good kids that I really like and that like me too! I'm feeling blessed with peace and compassion for myself, even with my imperfections and quirks, that I am loved and I am"good enough anyway". Life is good and God loves me, I can feel it. This is all I need.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Here is the newest angel...dedicated to survivors of , and those we have lost, to breast cancer.
ANGEL OF SURVIVAL
11 x 14
mixed media
acrylic, ink, pastel, collage, hand made papers, vintage buttons and lace

Saturday, December 18, 2010

I'm calling this my doll experiment because I'm NOT a seamstress, so I'm having to be very creative to find a way to make a doll with MINIMAL sewing! I have hopes for this, even though she looks sort of like an alien at this point-haha

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Just recieved an email with the final spreads for the Spring issue of Artful Blogging! OMG!!!!!! 6 whole pages, with my article and artwork! I have tears in my eyes and I'm doing the happy dance over here! I can't wait till it comes out this February! I think I'm in shock! Happy Shock! I will have this silly smile on my face the whole day I'm sure! YIPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

Friday, December 10, 2010

A few months ago I met a wonderful woman on my blog. We began communicating back and forth between our blogs and emails. There was such a connection. Then in October we met in person and shared 5 magical days together in Idaho. I felt as if I had known Kolleen all of my life. Our friendship has continued to grow, and I feel deep inside that we are soul sisters, finally united. I am so grateful for this angel coming into my life.
Kolleens blog is awesome, and her artwork is adorable and energizing! She has a way with words and questions that make you dig deep and find the truth. She is running a 6 week series of stories, every Friday, that describe something difficult that someone has gone through in their life, and is now "better for it". She asked me if I would share my story. Her and I both believe that there is so much healing to be had when we share, not only for us, but for a reader in need. So tonight she has posted my story. I hope it gives hope to someone out there that has lost their way. Life is good.
Thank you Kolleen, at Heartwing Sisters, for letting me share my story. I love you soul sister of mine!

You know it's going to be a good day when you wake up to the news that you are featured on someone's blog. It's a great feeling to be recognized. The other day I recieved this very nice email from a woman named Debbie, asking if she could feature my artwork on her blog. Well of course I said YES! And so here it is...so fun for me! Thank you Debbie, I so appreciate your kindness!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Recieved a check today from Somerset...I'm going to be in the upcoming issue (Feb 2011) of Artful Blogging!!!!! I'm really excited about this one in particular. Don't they know that I would've paid them to put me in their magazine, not the other way around????? hahahaha- but its true :)

DEAR FRIENDS,

I am not sure if some of you know that your email is marked private in your blogger profile. This means when you comment on a post, I cannot respond. A few people who read my blog and comment on posts, have their email marked private and do not have a blog, so I am never able to respond to them. – such a sad situation.
I really love responding to comments. I love having conversations with my readers and getting to know you all. Sometimes we become great pen pals, swap pals or even meet in person! All from a simple comment left on my blog!
Lately, I've noticed that many of you have set your e-mail to private. Which drives me insane and makes me really sad because I can't respond to your lovely comments or any questions you might have! Who knows how many responses I actually sent out to anoreply-comment@blogger.com address without even realizing it?
So, If you would like instant reply's from me, please go to your Dashboard, click “edit profile” and then check off “show my email address”. This will allow people to respond to your comments through email. - Also comes in handy when someone wants to "contact" you to let you know you've WON a blog prize! :)

Monday, November 29, 2010

I just pulled this Winter 2011 issue of SOMERSET STUDIO GALLERY out of my mailbox. There's an article written by me on page 122-123 with some more of my little Vintage Halloween peeps! I'm so excited...this is my favorite line of magazines! YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Okay...I have finished with 7 angels so far. I'm so in love with them. I made some changes to the original one that I showed you a week ago. I'm SOOOOOOO happy with these! I'll give you a little peek at all seven and a real good peek at one of them.
Hope you like....

I've been busy working on my angels. I'm just in love with how they turned out. Today I'll be adding a few finishing touches and then I'll be able to give a little sneek peek. I want to experiment and try to make a soft doll angel too, but this could be quite a challenge as I'm not the best sewer in the world. We shall see how that goes.
Happy Saturday friends XOXO